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Girl Names Starting with A: Ava, Alaia, Adair

May 29, 2023 By appellationmountain 7 Comments

girl names starting with A

Looking for girl names starting with A? It’s the single most popular first initial for our daughters in recent years. It leaves runners-up E, M, and S in the dust. In some ways, that’s nothing new. Anna, Anne, Annie, and Ann alternated their tours in the Top 100, and many appeared in the Top Ten. […]

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Mermaid Baby Names: Ariel, Melusine, Yara

May 18, 2023 By appellationmountain 7 Comments

mermaid baby names

What is it about mermaid baby names? Mermaids captivate us. Almost inevitably, they’re fish-tailed enchantresses, something like Disney’s Ariel. At other times they’re ferocious, even dangerous. (Think Harry Potter’s ferocious merpeople.) They combine our love for the sea and an appreciation of the fantastic. Mermaid baby names aren’t nature names, necessarily, but many of them […]

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Fastest Rising Girl Names: 2023 Update

May 15, 2023 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

fastest rising girl names

When it comes to baby name data, there are two ways to think about it: rank and count. The fastest rising girl names by rank are those that leap from #959 to #634. (That’s Arleth, by the way.) But those numbers obscure something very interesting. Something that’s revealed if we look at fastest rising girl […]

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New Girl Names 2023: Amayah to Zhuri

May 13, 2023 By appellationmountain 3 Comments

new girl names 2023

Ready for the new girl names 2023 list? Every year, the Social Security Administration releases the updated list of the most popular names in the US. They publish the Top 1000 names for boys and the Top 1000 names for girls on the Friday before Mother’s Day. The new list is based on birth data […]

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Top 100 Girl Names: Coolest, Classic, New

May 12, 2023 By appellationmountain 11 Comments

top 100 girl names

The Top 100 girl names mix evergreen classics, cool and original choices, and some just plain new ideas, along with reliable standards we’ve been naming our daughters for ages. And yes, a name can be cool, even edgy – and still very popular. After all, only the most appealing names make it to the top […]

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Baby Name Murphy: Scrappy and Spirited

May 10, 2023 By appellationmountain 14 Comments

baby name Murphy

The baby name Murphy combines upbeat Irish spirit with a strong meaning. Thanks to Lis for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. SEA WARRIOR The Gaelic Murchadh coems from muir – sea – and cath – battle. So the baby name Murphy means “sea warrior.” Depending on your vibe, that might mean Murphy grows up and […]

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Baby Name Rowan: Gaelic Charmer

May 8, 2023 By appellationmountain 28 Comments

baby name Rowan

The baby name Rowan blends the natural world with an upbeat, Irish vibe. Thanks to Kelly for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. LAST NAME FIRST Like Riley and Kennedy, Rowan started out as an Irish surname. The original would’ve been something like Ó Ruadháin, from ruadh – red. The given name Ruadhán dates back […]

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Baby Name Marigold: Bold Botanical

May 3, 2023 By appellationmountain 24 Comments

baby name Marigold

The baby name Marigold is ready to leave the garden for the nursery. Thanks to Lyndsay for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. FROM THE GARDEN If there was nothing more to the baby name Marigold than flower power status, it would still be rising in popularity. Names like Azalea and Dahlia are racing […]

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Royal Names for Girls: Alice, Charlotte, Elizabeth

May 1, 2023 By appellationmountain 17 Comments

royal girl names

Royal names for girls range from the obvious Elizabeth to the very rare Benedikte. Americans mostly know the British royal family, but a surprising number of European nations have retained a monarchy in some form. That means this list includes names of royalty from across Europe. And while ruling families once married their princesses to […]

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Future Top 1000 Girl Names: Betty, Marigold, True

April 25, 2023 By appellationmountain 1 Comment

future Top 1000 girl names

Dust off that crystal ball. Let’s guess the future Top 1000 baby girl names. When it comes to popularity, there’s a sharp divide. A name either ranks in the US Top 1000, as reported annually by the US Social Security Administration, or it does not. We tend to focus our energy on the baby names […]

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